Blackstone woman, baby girl hurt in crash

Monday

Jul 1, 2013 at 6:00 AM

By Kim Ring, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

BLACKSTONE — A local woman was seriously hurt in a car crash near 150 Farm Road on Sunday.

Patricia Cuddy, 20, of Blackstone, was flown to UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus in Worcester after her 2000 Honda crashed into a tree just after 3 p.m. She was listed in stable condition Sunday night.

A baby girl, less than a year old, was taken by ambulance to Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, R.I., where she was treated and released, according to Police Department spokesman Kyle Gibbons.

Ms. Cuddy's injuries were not believed to be life-threatening but were serious and she was taken by LifeFlight helicopter from a landing zone set up at Fred Hartnett Middle School on Federal Street.

Blackstone firefighters responded with a hydraulic extrication tool. A Woonsocket Rescue ambulance crew also responded to the crash.